Arizona Wildcats football statistical leaders

Nick Foles is the Wildcats' career passing yards leader.

The Arizona Wildcats football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Arizona Wildcats football program in various categories,^[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Wildcats represent the University of Arizona in the NCAA's Pac-12 Conference.

Although Arizona began competing in intercollegiate football in 1899,^[1] the school's official record book does not generally include stats from before the 1950s, as records from this era and earlier are often incomplete and inconsistent.

These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since the 1950s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
• The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
• Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.^[2] The Wildcats have played in seven bowl games since this decision, giving recent players a potential extra game to accumulate statistics.
• The Wildcats have surpassed 5,000 yards nine times in school history, all since 1998 and seven times since 2008.^[1] They have eclipsed 6,000 yards twice under current head coach Rich Rodriguez.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Nick Foles 10,011 2009 2010 2011 2 Willie Tuitama 9,211 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 Tom Tunnicliffe 7,618 1980 1981 1982 1983 4 Anu Solomon 6,922[3] 2014 2015 2016 5 Alfred Jenkins 6,016 1983 1984 1985 1986 6 Keith Smith 5,972 1996 1997 1998 1999 7 Jason Johnson 5,749 1999 2000 2001 2002 8 Dan White 5,723 1993 1994 1995 9 Ortege Jenkins 5,424 1997 1998 1999 2000 10 Bruce Hill 5,090 1973 1974 1975

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Nick Foles 4,334 2011 2 Anu Solomon 3,793 2014 3 Willie Tuitama 3,683 2007 4 Matt Scott 3,620 2012 5 Jason Johnson 3,327 2002 6 Nick Foles 3,191 2010 7 Willie Tuitama 3,088 2008 8 Tom Tunnicliffe 2,520 1982 9 B.J. Denker 2,516 2013 10 Anu Solomon 2,667 2015

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Anu Solomon 520[4] 2014 California 2 Willie Tuitama 510[5] 2007 Washington 3 Jason Johnson 492 2002 California 4 Matt Scott 491[6] 2012 Stanford 5 Nick Foles 448[7] 2010 Oregon 6 Willie Tuitama 446[8] 2007 New Mexico 7 Jason Johnson 443 2002 Washington 8 Nick Foles 440[9] 2010 Oregon State 9 Tom Tunnicliffe 427 1982 Pacific 10 Nick Foles 425[10] 2011 USC Anu Solomon 425[11] 2014 UNLV

Passing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Willie Tuitama 67 2005 2006 2007 2008 Nick Foles 67 2009 2010 2011 3 Anu Solomon 49[3] 2014 2015 2016 4 Tom Tunnicliffe 46 1980 1981 1982 1983 5 Bruce Hill 45 1973 1974 1975 6 Dan White 43 1993 1994 1995 7 Keith Smith 42 1996 1997 1998 1999 Ortege Jenkins 42 1997 1998 1999 2000 9 Jason Johnson 35 1999 2000 2001 2002 10 Matt Scott 33 2008 2009 2010 2012

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Willie Tuitama 28 2007 Nick Foles 28 2011 Anu Solomon 28 2014 4 Matt Scott 27 2012 5 Willie Tuitama 23 2008 6 Marc Reed 20 1966 Nick Foles 20 2010 Anu Solomon 20 2015 9 Ortege Jenkins 19 1997 Jason Johnson 19 2001 Nick Foles 19 2009

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Tom Tunnicliffe 6 1982 Pacific 2 Keith Smith 5 1996 California Willie Tuitama 5[12] 2007 Northern Arizona Willie Tuitama 5[5] 2007 Washington Nick Foles 5[13] 2011 Northern Arizona Anu Solomon 5[4] 2014 California Anu Solomon 5[14] 2014 Washington State

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Ka'Deem Carey 4,239 2011 2012 2013 2 Trung Canidate 3,824 1996 1997 1998 1999 3 Ontiwaun Carter 3,501 1991 1992 1993 1994 4 Art Luppino 3,381 1953 1954 1955 1956 5 Mike Bell 3,163 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 Hubie Oliver 3,096 1977 1978 1979 1980 7 Nic Grigsby 2,957 2007 2008 2009 2010 8 David Adams 2,571 1984 1985 1986 9 Clarence Farmer 2,530 2000 2001 2002 2003 10 Nick Wilson 2,420[15] 2014 2015 2016

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Ka'Deem Carey 1,929 2012 2 Ka'Deem Carey 1,885 2013 3 Trung Canidate 1,602 1999 4 Nick Wilson 1,375 2014 5 Art Luppino 1,359 1954 6 Art Luppino 1,313 1955 7 Clarence Farmer 1,229 2001 8 Trung Canidate 1,220 1998 9 Jim Upchurch 1,184 1973 10 David Adams 1,175 1986

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Ka'Deem Carey 366[16] 2012 Colorado 2 Trung Canidate 288 1998 Arizona State 3 Ka'Deem Carey 236[17] 2013 Utah 4 Jim Upchurch 232 1973 UTEP 5 Art Luppino 228 1954 New Mexico State 6 Ontiwaun Carter 224 1994 Colorado State 7 Mike Bell 222[18] 2003 Washington 8 Trung Canidate 221 1999 Oregon State 9 Nick Wilson 218[19] 2014 Utah 10 Bill Hargis 217 1930 Occidental

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Ka'Deem Carey 48 2011 2012 2013 2 Art Luppino 44 1953 1954 1955 1956 3 Nic Grigsby 28 2007 2008 2009 2010 4 Ronald Veal 27 1987 1988 1989 1990 5 Keola Antolin 26 2008 2009 2010 2011 6 Trung Canidate 25 1996 1997 1998 1999 7 Nick Wilson 27[15] 2014 2015 2016 8 Ontiwaun Carter 21 1991 1992 1993 1994 9 Vance Johnson 20 1981 1982 1983 1984 Kelvin Eafon 20 1996 1997 1998

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Ka'Deem Carey 23 2012 2 Art Luppino 21 1954 3 Ka'Deem Carey 19 2013 4 Kelvin Eafon 16 1998 Nick Wilson 16 2014 6 Nic Grigsby 13 2008 B.J. Denker 13 2013 8 Trung Canidate 11 1999

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Ka'Deem Carey 5[16] 2012 Colorado

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rank Player Rec Years 1 Mike Thomas 259 2005 2006 2007 2008 2 Bobby Wade 230 1999 2000 2001 2002 3 Dennis Northcutt 223 1996 1997 1998 1999 4 Juron Criner 209 2008 2009 2010 2011 5 Theopolis Bell 153 1972 1973 1974 1975 Nate Phillips 153[20] 2013 2014 2015 2016 7 David Douglas 151 2008 2009 2010 2011 8 Austin Hill 147 2011 2012 2013 2014 9 Samajie Grant 145[21] 2013 2014 2015 2016 10 Jon Horton 136 1983 1984 1985 1986

Single season Rank Player Rec Year 1 Bobby Wade 93 2002 2 Dennis Northcutt 88 1999 3 Mike Thomas 83 2007 4 Juron Criner 82 2010 5 Austin Hill 81 2012 6 Jim Greth 76 1966 7 Mike Thomas 74 2008 Juron Criner 74 2011 9 Cayleb Jones 73 2014 10 Gino Crump 65 2011 David Douglas 65 2011

Single game Rank Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Jeremy McDaniel 14 1996 California 2 Cayleb Jones 13 2014 California 3 Dave Hibbert 12 1958 Texas Tech Jim Greth 12 1966 Iowa State Bobby Wade 12 2002 Oregon Mike Thomas 12 2007 California Mike Thomas 12 2007 USC Rob Gronkowski 12 2008 Oregon Juron Criner 12 2009 Stanford David Roberts 12 2009 Washington Juron Criner 12 2010 Oregon State

Receiving yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Bobby Wade 3,351 1999 2000 2001 2002 2 Dennis Northcutt 3,252 1996 1997 1998 1999 3 Mike Thomas 3,231 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Juron Criner 2,859 2008 2009 2010 2011 5 Theopolis Bell 2,509 1972 1973 1974 1975 6 Jon Horton 2,415 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Austin Hill 2,280 2011 2012 2013 2014 8 Richard Dice 1,957 1993 1994 1995 1996 9 Samajie Grant 1,946[21] 2013 2014 2015 2016 10 Derek Hill 1,925 1985 1986 1987 1988

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Dennis Northcutt 1,422 1999 2 Bobby Wade 1,389 2002 3 Austin Hill 1,364 2012 4 Juron Criner 1,233 2010 5 Keith Hartwig 1,134 1976 6 Mike Thomas 1,038 2007 7 Cayleb Jones 1,019 2014 8 Jim Greth 1,003 1966 9 Richard Dice 969 1994 10 Juron Criner 956 2011

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Jeremy McDaniel 283 1996 California 2 Austin Hill 259[22] 2012 USC 3 Dennis Northcutt 257 1999 TCU 4 Bobby Wade 222 2002 California 5 Theopolis Bell 217 1975 New Mexico Jon Horton 217 1984 Utah State 7 Derek Hill 208 1987 Stanford 8 Charlie McKee 205 1971 Oregon State 9 Keith Hartwig 203 1976 Wyoming 10 Bill Glazier 196 1951 New Mexico

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Juron Criner 32 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 Theopolis Bell 30 1972 1973 1974 1975 3 Dennis Northcutt 24 1996 1997 1998 1999 4 Bobby Wade 23 1999 2000 2001 2002 Mike Thomas 23 2005 2006 2007 2008 6 Charlie McKee 19 1969 1970 1971 7 Richard Dice 17 1993 1994 1995 1996 Austin Hill 17 2011 2012 2013 2014 9 Jon Horton 16 1983 1984 1985 1986 Rob Gronkowski 16 2007 2008

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Juron Criner 11 2011 Theopolis Bell 11 1974 Mike Thomas 11 2007 Juron Criner 11 2010 Austin Hill 11 2012 6 Keith Hartwig 10 1976 Rob Gronkowski 10 2008 8 Dennis Northcutt 9 1997 Jeremy McDaniel 9 1998 Juron Criner 9 2009 Cayleb Jones 9 2014

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Bill Glazier 3 1949 New Mexico Joe Hernandez 3 1961 New Mexico Charlie McKee 3 1970 Wyoming Scott Piper 3 1975 Northwestern Bobby Wade 3 2001 California Mike Thomas 3[5] 2007 Washington Juron Criner 3[23] 2009 Oregon Juron Criner 3[24] 2011 UCLA Cayleb Jones 3[4] 2014 California

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.^[25]

Total offense yards

Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Nick Foles 9,712 2009 2010 2011 2 Willie Tuitama 8,727 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 Anu Solomon 7,359[3] 2014 2015 2016 4 Tom Tunnicliffe 7,336 1980 1981 1982 1983 5 Keith Smith 7,049 1996 1997 1998 1999 6 Alfred Jenkins 6,307 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Matt Scott 6,059 2008 2009 2010 2012 8 Bruce Hill 6,054 1973 1974 1975 9 Ortege Jenkins 5,577 1997 1998 1999 2000 10 Dan White 5,312 1993 1994 1995

Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Nick Foles 4,231 2011 2 Matt Scott 4,126 2012 3 Anu Solomon 4,084 2014 4 Willie Tuitama 3,520 2007 5 B.J. Denker 3,465 2013 6 Nick Foles 3,078 2010 7 Willie Tuitama 2,968 2008 8 Jason Johnson 2,954 2002 9 Anu Solomon 2,865 2015 10 Tom Tunnicliffe 2,464 1983

Single game Rank Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Anu Solomon 566 2014 California 2 Willie Tuitama 517 2007 Washington 3 Keith Smith 502 1996 California 4 Matt Scott 485 2012 Stanford 5 Matt Scott 469 2012 USC 6 Matt Scott 461 2012 Toledo 7 B.J. Denker 457 2013 Colorado 8 Anu Solomon 456 2014 UNLV 9 Bruce Hill 451 1975 New Mexico 10 Nick Foles 446 2010 Oregon State

Total touchdowns

Career Rank Player TDs Years 1 Willie Tuitama 72 2005 2006 2007 2008 2 Nick Foles 71 2009 2010 2011 3 Bruce Hill 62 1973 1974 1975 4 Keith Smith 57 1996 1997 1998 1999 5 Ortege Jenkins 55 1997 1998 1999 2000 6 Anu Solomon 54[3] 2014 2015 2016 7 Tom Tunnicliffe 53 1980 1981 1982 1983 8 Ka'Deem Carey 48 2011 2012 2013 9 Dan White 46 1993 1994 1995 10 Art Luppino 44 1953 1954 1955 1956

Single season Rank Player TDs Year 1 Matt Scott 33 2012 2 Willie Tuitama 31 2007 3 Anu Solomon 30 2014 4 Nick Foles 28 2011 5 Willie Tuitama 25 2008 6 Bruce Hill 23 1974 Bruce Hill 23 1975 Ka'Deem Carey 23 2012 Anu Solomon 23 2015 10 Nick Foles 22 2009

Single game Rank Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Keith Smith 7 1996 California

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rank Player Ints Years 1 Chuck Cecil 21 1984 1985 1986 1987 2 Jackie Wallace 20 1970 1971 1972 3 Chris McAlister 18 1996 1997 1998 4 Antoine Cason 15 2004 2005 2006 2007 5 Allan Durden 14 1982 1983 1984 1985 Darryll Lewis 14 1987 1988 1989 1990 7 Roussell Williams 13 1972 1973 1974 Dave Liggins 13 1978 1979 1980

Single season Rank Player Ints Year 1 Jackie Wallace 11 1971 2 Chuck Cecil 9 1987 3 Rich Moriarty 8 1968 Jackie Wallace 8 1972 5 John Black 7 1939 Dennis Anderson 7 1974 Dave Liggins 7 1980

Single game Rank Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Chuck Cecil 4 1987 Stanford 2 Michael Johnson 3[26] 2005 Oregon

Tackles

Career Rank Player Tackles Years 1 Ricky Hunley 566 1980 1981 1982 1983 2 Byron Evans 552 1983 1984 1985 1986 3 Obra Erby 529 1973 1974 1975 1976 4 Jon Abbott 420 1974 1975 1976 1977 5 Marcus Bell 405 1996 1997 1998 1999 6 LaMonte Hunley 400 1981 1982 1983 1984 7 Chuck Cecil 392 1984 1985 1986 1987 8 Mark Jacobs 383 1974 1975 1976 9 Sam Giangardella 372 1977 1978 1979 1980 10 Mark Arneson 357 1969 1970 1971

Single season Rank Player Tackles Year 1 Mark Jacobs 200 1974 2 Byron Evans 196 1986 3 Obra Erby 188 1975 4 Byron Evans 188 1985 5 Ricky Hunley 176 1983 6 Terrell Ransom 175 1973 7 Obra Erby 174 1976 8 Ricky Hunley 173 1982 9 LaMonte Hunley 168 1984 10 Scooby Wright III 163 2014

Sacks

Career Rank Player Sacks Years 1 Tedy Bruschi 55.0 1992 1993 1994 1995 2 Ricky Elmore 25.5 2007 2008 2009 2010 3 David Wood 25.0 1981 1982 1983 1984 4 Joe Tafoya 24.5 1997 1998 1999 2000 5 Rob Waldrop 23.5 1990 1991 1992 1993 6 Reggie Johnson 22.5 1988 1989 1990 7 Jim Hoffman 22.5 1991 1992 1993 1994 8 Danny Lockett 22.0 1985 1986 9 Joe Salavea 21.5 1994 1995 1996 1997 10 Chuck Osborne 21.0 1992 1993 1994 1995

Single season Rank Player Sacks Year 1 Tedy Bruschi 19.0 1993 2 Tedy Bruschi 14.5 1995 3 Scooby Wright III 14.0 2014 4 Steve Boadway 13.0 1984 5 Danny Lockett 12.0 1985 6 Joe Salavea 11.5 1997 7 Reggie Johnson 11.0 1990 Chuck Osborne 11.0 1994 Ricky Elmore 11.0 2010

Kicking

Field goals made

Career Rank Player FGs Years 1 Max Zendejas 79 1982 1983 1984 1985

Single season Rank Player FGs Year 1 Steve McLaughlin 23 1994 2 Max Zendejas 22 1985 3 Max Zendejas 21 1984 Gary Coston 21 1986 Jason Bondzio 21 2007

Single game Rank Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Steve Hurley 4 1968 UTEP Charles Gorham 4 1973 Indiana Max Zendejas 4 1983 California Max Zendejas 4 1984 LSU Max Zendejas 4 1985 Washington State Doug Pfaff 4 1989 Stanford Alex Zendejas 4[27] 2009 Central Michigan Alex Zendejas 4[28] 2009 Washington Casey Skowron 4[29] 2014 UTSA

Field goal percentage

Career Rank Player FG% Years 1 Jason Bondzio 83.3% 2007 2008 2 Casey Skowron 76.0% 2014 2015 3 Max Zendejas 73.8% 1982 1983 1984 1985

Single season Rank Player FG% Year 1 Jason Bondzio 87.5% 2008 2 Casey Skowron 81.8% 2015 3 Max Zendejas 80.0% 1983

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